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HOLDER.

Application filed February 2%, 1922, fierial No. 538,918.

have invented a new and proved Ilolde oi which the to lowing is a lull,c

exact description.

My invention relates to a holder, and aims to provide a device of thisnature particularly adapted for use as a support tor bath roomappliances, such as an ordinary tube used in connection with a sprayingtachment tor a faucet, although it is not necessarily limited to thisparticular application.

It is a well understood fact in connection with attachments of thenature stated that it is advisable to hang the same, when not in use, insuch a manner that they may drain. Usually, when. they are supported inthis manner they present somewhat unsightly appearances, and alsoincident to the fact that the supporting medium is usually in the natureof a hook or nail, the tube hecomes cracked. adjacent its point o lsupport so that the usefulness of the appliance is destroyed.

With this in mind my present invention aims to provide a holderprimarily adapted for the supporting of attachments embodying a.flexible tube, and by means of which primarily, said attachment will besupported in such a manner as to preclude of its being accidentallydetached from the said holder.

A further object of this invention is that of constructing a device ofthe character stated, which may support an attachnieiiit in such amanner as to prevent any injury occurring to the tube incident to itssus pension, aside from the fact that the attachment will be held insuch a manner that it will not present-an unsightly appearance.

Among further objects of this invention is that of constructing a holdercapable oi being manufactured at a nominal figure, and reference is hadto the attached sheet oil drawings as illustrating one Practicalembodiment of the same, and in which it will be seen that .4. tit-Figure 1 is a perspective View of a holder Figure 3 is a transversesectional. iew

taken along the line 3--3 and in the direction of the arrows indicatedin Figure 9.

lt v'ill be seen in these views that the reference nt- 111 5' indicatesthe wall with w ch my improved holder is associated, the same serving tosupport an attachment, which in the enibociwent illustrated in thenature of sire-f, including tie usual head 6, tube 7 and nozzleattachment 8.

The said holder may obviously be constructed of any desirable material,but I preferably i' orni the same of material. such as celluloid. 'lhesaid holder, in the embodiment illustrated, includes a backing plate 9having the lower portion of its body bent to extend substantially atright angles to its upper portion, as has been indicated at 10, and itwill be seen that this lower portion provides groove 1 and that it isbent, as at 12, downwardly adjacent its outer edge. llu 'ther a clip l3is attached by any suitable means such as a rivet let, to the lowerportion of the plate 9, and this clip is bent as at 15 to provide acurved surface corresponding to ans overlying the groove 11, it beingalso noted that the outer end of the said clip is flared upwardly as at16 for a purpose hereinafter stated. Also it will be seen in thisconnection that due to the construction of the plate that tl e sameincorten rigidity while the clip will neces sari y embrace resilientqualities and be movable with respect to the plate.

in use it will be seen that the plate 9 is secured to the wall by anysuitable attachingmeajns such as screws, and the outwardly extendingport-ion of this clip is arranged in a substantially horizontal plane itbeing noted in this connection that this portion of the said plate iscurved throughout its entire length, as has been shown in the variousviews. Incident to the divergence of the portions 16 and 12 ot the clipand plate respectively it will be obvious that a guide means is providedpermitting of the tube 7 to be readily introduced between the clip andthe plate to a point at which it will lie within the space provided bythe curved portions fill and 15, it being noted in this connection thatthe clip 13 incident to its inherent resiliency will give to acertainextent permitting of its introduction, the said clip snappingback to place after the tube has umed its normal position, and thusretaining the latter in the position aforementioned.

Also it will be noted, as has been clearly shown iI1-Flgl1Y65 l and 2,that incident to the extended portion 10 of the plate 9 being curvedthroughout its entire length, the tube will be supported in such amanner as to prevent any portion 01 the same being bent at an angle withrespect to any portion of its body. Thus a cracking of the tube will beprecluded incident to this cause, and the life of the entire attachmentwill be pro longed. It will also be noted that the holder itsel'lpresents an extremely neat appearance, and that aside from the fact thatthe tube will be supported thereby in such a manner as to prevent of itsbeing broken, and also aside from the fact that an accidental de-"tachinent of the tube will be virtually preeluded, it will further beseen that the attachment will be supported by the holder in such amanner that it will not present an unsightly appearance.

Thus all of the objects of this invention have been accomplished, and itwill be u11- derstood that numerous modifications of structure mightreadily be resorted to Without in the least departin from the scope ofmy claim; which is:

A holder including a substantially rigid body presenting a verticalplate carrying a plurality of spaced nail-holes near its top and havinga plane rear surface, said body havinganend portion bent out away fromthe front surface of said plate and substantially at right anglestheretoand curved throughout its length, SCtltl-lONtifellCl-p01 tion includinga-curved portion of straight crosswection immediately adjoining saidplate and also including a curved portion forming an open top groovebeyond the firstmentioned curved-portion, in combination with aresilient clip having a curved portion of straight cross-sectionpermanently anchored to the-curved portion of straight cross-section otsaid-body, said clip having a curved portion forming anopen topgrooveoverlying, the groove first-mentioned. 7

Hanan BERLOW.

